This reminds me - who wants to write a section (or a chapter) on Spotter, for the updated Pharo By Example book? :)

(The issue for discussing or committing against is here:��https://github.com/SquareBracketAssociates/UpdatedPharoByExample/issues/31 ).

It seems like an amazing tool and an important part of Pharo 4 workflow, so we should definitely encourage new developers to use it.



On Sat, Apr 4, 2015 at 9:03 PM, Aliaksei Syrel <alex.syrel@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Ben,

This is quite a hidden and implicit key stroke.�� Regardless that I know I've used it before follow a tutorial, I forgot it.�� Since Spotter has a <Settings Icon> (which I like and think it could be pushed as a standard throughout the system in Pharo 5), it might be useful for Pharo 4 if the Spotter Settings page contains a "How To" or "Keyboard shortcuts" item that just contains descriptive text.�� Or if there is no facility for that, perhaps a few of the keyboard shortcuts listed as individual items with descriptions, even if you can't change them.�� I think this will be useful for people presented with Spotter for the first time, particularly since first use already prompts users to go to settings to send usage data.

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Yes, you right, shortcuts were quite hidden. However, after we received a lot of similar feedback we improved the situation with shortcuts. Now all actions in Spotter have explicit action buttons:
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As soon as you press "shift" (you can't not to press shift during usage of spotter) all action buttons are highlighted explicitly:
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If you hover action button for a few second a hint appears that tells which shortcut is assigned to an action. If you hover the button while pressing shift a hint appears immediately:

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Also, in Pharo help there is a good tutorial listing all Spotter shortcuts and assigned actions:
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How else can we improve discoverability of Spotter features?

Cheers,
Alex


Cheers,
Alex

On Sun, Apr 5, 2015 at 2:35 AM, Ben Coman <btc@openinworld.com> wrote:
Thanks Aliaksei.

This is quite a hidden and implicit key stroke.�� Regardless that I know I've used it before follow a tutorial, I forgot it.�� Since Spotter has a <Settings Icon> (which I like and think it could be pushed as a standard throughout the system in Pharo 5), it might be useful for Pharo 4 if the Spotter Settings page contains a "How To" or "Keyboard shortcuts" item that just contains descriptive text.�� Or if there is no facility for that, perhaps a few of the keyboard shortcuts listed as individual items with descriptions, even if you can't change them.�� I think this will be useful for people presented with Spotter for the first time, particularly since first use already prompts users to go to settings to send usage data.

cheers -ben��

On Sun, Apr 5, 2015 at 8:25 AM, Aliaksei Syrel <alex.syrel@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Ben,

It's CMD+Shift+Right

On Apr 5, 2015 2:23 AM, "Ben Coman" <btc@openinworld.com> wrote:
Just a note, I went back to an old image and really miss the Spotter workflow.

One thing, can you remind me how when it shows 5/30 implementors I get a list of all 30?�� I'm sure I've done this before but can't remember.�� Perhaps this means its not obvious and maybe should appear in a "How To Use" section in the Release Notes.

cheers -ben